Sam grew up in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Following
graduation from Notre Dame High School, Sam attended
West Virginia University and earned a bachelor’s of
science in Economics. Thereafter, Sam graduated from
West Virginia University’s College of Law. After
graduating from law school, Sam worked at West
Virginia’s largest litigation defense law firm. As a
defense lawyer Sam defended some of West Virginia’s
largest industrial employers and national trucking
companies. In total, Sam defended more than 500 civil
lawsuits including over 30 wrongful death lawsuits.
As a defense lawyer Sam developed a “niche” in lawsuits
involving serious injury or death at work-sites. Sam also developed a “niche” in lawsuits with serious
injury or death involving tractor-trailers. In 2013,
when the market for the exploration of natural gas
spiked in North Central West Virginia Sam moved to
Morgantown to focus his practice on personal
injury/wrongful death lawsuits involving gas well sites.
In February 2015, Sam and his uncle created Shaffer
Madia Law. Since this time Sam has represented over
300 individuals who have been injured, wronged or harmed
in a variety of lawsuits. Sam has also represented the
estates of 32 individuals who were killed as the result
of wrongful conduct of third parties/entities. Of note,
Sam represented several County Commissions in lawsuits
against various doctors, drug distribution companies and
drug manufacturing companies regarding the current drug
epidemic facing our local communities.
Allow Sam to use his experience as a defense lawyer to
prosecute your case against the type of clients that he
formerly defended.
Areas of Practice
- Workplace Serious Injury and Death Litigation
- Truck Collisions
- Employment Litigation
- Personal Injury Litigation
- Automobile Collisions
- Insurance Bad Faith Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
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U.S. District Court Southern District of West Virginia
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U.S. District Court Northern District of West Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
Honors and Awards
-
The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 under 40 for West
Virginia Personal Injury Lawyers
- Super Lawyers – Rising Star
